The Pedagogical Transformative Drama in Working with SEBD Pupils. Case Studies in a Polish School

Education and therapy through art is increasingly often used to work with various groups of marginalized pupils. Henry Giroux defined this form of teaching as pedagogy for difference. Giroux postulates to create a kind of creative education which would make it possible to build a space for those belonging to what Gina Buijs calls the “subdued groups”. The new way of teaching should give the participants of the teaching process an opportunity to express themselves. Pupils with social, emotional and behavioral difficulties (SEBDs) belong to such a group, one from the sphere of “elsewhere”. The first aim of the paper is to present the results of working with SEBD pupils in a Polish school. During the classes, a pedagogical transformative drama was used. The second aim of this paper is to present the pedagogical transformative drama for children and the ways of using it in working with SEBD pupils.